In the Season Two episode, "Satisfaction," Lex Luthor and his bodyguard Mercy Graves [link] come under attack at the LexCorps offices from the real Roy Harper. Behind Luthor's desk is an enormous self-portrait which conceals the entrance to a cache where the tycoon retrieves a case containing an item that may lead to Harper's-- satisfaction.

Yet again, I was enlisted to create an image of a character in the show (rather than a character design) which would directly appear on screen, however briefly. Of all the portrait images I rendered, this one turned out to be the most difficult due to the tighter time frame, and my own learning curve. The assignment seemed like an afterthought, as it was added to my plate late in the game. After some quick discussion, show director Doug Murphy sketched out a rough idea of what he wanted, and I took it from there, careful to adhere to his concept before going a few extra miles on the background elements. It was important to depict Luthor as an egotist, reminiscent of Napoleon. He poses near a globe as if he is master of the world. I used the long curving lines of the bound drapes to direct the viewer's eye toward Luthor. The large heavy rope/cords helped to subtly suggest Luthor's obsession with cold restraint, and a manipulative control over others.

The design of the Lex Luthor character is by Phil Bourassa. These colors are my own, and do not reflect those used in the final version on screen.

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*Lex Luthor, and all images are the copyrighted property of DC Comics, and Warner Bros Animation.

You can really see the little bit of Lex Supy has in him.. speaking of which am I theonly one who finds it funny that not only Batman, who's gotten a child killed and one Batgirl crippled, AND Lex Louthor, THE NUMBER ONE bad-guy of Superman, make a better parent than Superman? Also, they can call Supy a 'little brother' all he wants, but that's not true...

I am so happy to see this! When the episode in which this was featured first aired, I saw the picture on the wall and began laughing at Lex Luthor's self-admiration and conceit. This captures his personality very well

I do have to say. Some people may prefer the Joker or the Riddler or whoever, but Lex Luthor has got to be one of my all time favorite villains. He may not have any super powers, but he has one of the most brilliant minds in the DC Universe and the new episodes coming down the 'pike have me excited for the rest of the second seaon.